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EP 3410141 A3 20190102 - NMR MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC FIELD MAP CALCULATION METHOD

Title (en)

NMR MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC FIELD MAP CALCULATION METHOD

Title (de)

NMR-MESSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BERECHNUNG DER KARTE EINES MAGNETISCHEN FELDES

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE MESURE À RÉSONANCE MAGNÉTIQUE NUCLÉAIRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE CALCUL D'UNE CARTE DE CHAMP MAGNÉTIQUE

Publication

EP 3410141 A3 20190102 (EN)

Application

EP 18175145 A 20180530

Priority

JP 2017109776 A 20170602

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3410141A2] An offset map is determined in advance by a preliminary measurement process. A phase map is generated by execution of a long Ä pulse sequence. A magnetic field map is calculated based on a phase map and a phase offset map. A shim adjustment is performed based on the magnetic field map. The offset map is calculated based on a first phase map acquired by execution of a first pulse sequence, a second phase map acquired by execution of a second pulse sequence, and a ratio ± related to phase evolution periods.

IPC 8 full level

G01R 33/24 (2006.01); G01R 33/3875 (2006.01); G01R 33/46 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01R 33/0017 (2013.01 - US); G01R 33/243 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 33/3875 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 33/443 (2013.01 - US); G01R 33/4625 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 33/5608 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 33/5615 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

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  • [IY] BARBARA DYMERSKA ET AL: "A method for the dynamic correction of B 0 -related distortions in single-echo EPI at 7 T", NEUROIMAGE, vol. 168, 7 July 2016 (2016-07-07), AMSTERDAM, NL, pages 321 - 331, XP055525839, ISSN: 1053-8119, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.07.009
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  • [YA] BAO QINGJIA ET AL: "A new gradient shimming method based on undistorted field map ofB0inhomogeneity", JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, ACADEMIC PRESS, ORLANDO, FL, US, vol. 265, 21 December 2015 (2015-12-21), pages 25 - 32, XP029486223, ISSN: 1090-7807, DOI: 10.1016/J.JMR.2015.12.008
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Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3410141 A2 20181205; EP 3410141 A3 20190102; EP 3410141 B1 20220420; JP 2018205080 A 20181227; JP 6954767 B2 20211027; US 10877119 B2 20201229; US 2018348320 A1 20181206

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18175145 A 20180530; JP 2017109776 A 20170602; US 201815995506 A 20180601